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[[File:Bart's books detail.jpg|thumb|Bart's Bookstore, Ojai]]
[[File:Meher mount.jpg|thumb|[[Meher Mount]], a place of spiritual retreat]]
Ojai's culture is heavily focused on [[ecology]], [[health]] and [[organic agriculture]], [[NIMBYism]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weissman |first1=Jules |title=Worth Saving |url=https://www.theojaivortex.com/home/issue-7-letter |website=The Ojai Vortex |date=July 5, 2022 |access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Donnell |first1=Santiago |title=Welcome Mat Not Out for Many Projects |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-20-me-302-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=October 17, 2022 |date=October 20, 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Turf Protection |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-01-me-28490-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=October 16, 2022 |date=March 1, 1994}}</ref> [[walking]]/[[hiking]], [[spirituality]], [[music]] and local [[art]].<ref name="vogue">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/why-ojais-pixie-season-is-the-california-nature-event-to-know|title=Forget Poppies, Ojai's Pixie Season Is the California Nature Event to Know|work=Vogue|first=Alex |last=Schechter|language=en|date=May 10, 2019|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-13/local/-me-22486_1_ojai22486-valleystory.html|title=The Color of Ojai : Relations: Few minorities live in the rustic valley. Many residents say there is no overt racism there, but others disagree.|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=JEFF |last=McDONALD |date= February 13, 1994|access-date=December 30, 2017}}</ref> Weekends may include exhibiting [[classic car]]s or [[motorcycle]] clubs touring the area.{{r|vogue}} On July 8, 1999, former Apollo astronaut [[Pete Conrad]], one of the twelve men who walked on the Moon, died of injuries suffered from a motorcycle accident in Ojai.<ref>[http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/news/conrad_pr_19990709.html Third Man to Walk on Moon Dies in Motorcycle Accident] NASA Press Release, July 9, 1999.</ref>
 
The [[Ojai Music Festival]] (founded in 1947) is an annual festival of performances by some of the world's top musicians and composers, and occurs on the first weekend after [[Memorial Day]]. Notable appearances include [[Igor Stravinsky]], [[Aaron Copland]], [[Esa-Pekka Salonen]] and [[Pierre Boulez]], who was festival director in 2003. The outdoor bookshop [[Bart's Books]], subject of news programs and documentaries, has been in Ojai since 1964. Ojai is home to the annual [[Ojai Playwrights Conference]], a two-week playwrights festival that brings professional writers and actors from across the country to Ojai. The community is served by the ''[[Ojai Valley News]]'', a weekly newspaper, the ''Ojai Valley Guide'' (formerly the ''Ojai Valley Visitors Guide'') and the ''Ojai Quarterly'', magazines published every three months.
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* [[Eileen Brennan]], actress
* [[Eric Burdon]], singer-songwriter and actor<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dager|first=Wendy|title=Eric Burdon, The Animals performing in Ojai|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/05/03/eric-burdon-animals-performing-ojai/101206596/|date=May 3, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2020|newspaper=Ventura County Star|language=en-US|quote=I love Ojai. I moved here from the beautiful desert of Joshua Tree, one vibrant artistic community to another, at the other end of desert. Ojai has a similar climate, but with plenty of shade trees and places to walk in town. The people are friendly, but leave you alone. This is greatly appreciated.}}</ref>
* [[Tim Burton]], film director<ref>Ryon, Ruth (June 28, 1998) [httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/1998archives/la-xpm-1998-jun/-28/realestate/-re-64291-story.html "Director Cuts His Ties to Ojai"] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''</ref>
* [[Rory Calhoun]], actor
* [[Mario Calire]], Grammy Award-winning drummer
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* [[Louise Sandhaus]], graphic designer
* [[Peter Scolari]], actor in ''[[Newhart]]'' and ''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show]]''
* [[Rose Schlossberg]], filmmaker, writer, actress<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Schlossberg Says It ‘Feels Great’ to Have Passed New York State Bar Exam on First Try (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/jack-schlossberg-feels-great-pass-bar-exam-first-try-exclusive-8384519 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Alex Sheshunoff]], author
* [[Jan Smithers]], actress in ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]''